The Discipline of Prayer Summary and Analysis

The next discipline is prayer. It is through prayer that change occurs. When people truly pray, they begin to match God's thoughts and desires, share what He loves and what He wills, and soon they see the world from the same point of view as God. But for true prayer to take place, prayer needs to be a way of life, not just an afterthought. There is comfort in knowing that God meets people in every stage of prayer. Once in communion with God, prayer will become deeper and spiritually stronger.

There is a learning process associated with prayer. In the Bible, the disciples ask, "Lord, teach us to pray." By looking at all the references to prayer in the Bible, the author saw errors in how he prayed; so he changed his prayer life...